- ˌcordon sth ˈoff
- phrasal verb
to prevent people from entering a place, by putting a rope around it or by surrounding it with police officers or soldiers
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ˌcordon sth ˈoff
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cordon something off — ˌcordon sthˈoff derived to stop people from getting into an area by surrounding it with police, soldiers, etc • Police cordoned off the area until the bomb was made safe. Main entry: ↑cordonderived … Useful english dictionary
cordon — 1 noun (C) a line of police officers, soldiers, or vehicles put around an area to stop people going there: The police immediately put up a cordon around the scene of the accident. 2 verb cordon sth off phrasal verb (T) to surround and protect an… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cordon — [ˈkɔːd(ə)n] noun [C] I a line of police officers or soldiers who stop other people from going somewhere II verb cordon [ˈkɔːd(ə)n] cordon sth off … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
cordon — cor|don1 [ˈko:dn US ˈko:rdn] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: cordon strip of cloth or decorative cord (16 21 centuries), from French, from corde; CORD] a line of police officers, soldiers, or vehicles that is put around an area to stop people going… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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